DUNEDIN PRESBYTERY

Evening Star, Issue 23056, 7 September 1938, Page 16

DUNEDIN PRESBYTERY

MONTHLY MEETING PROGRESS OF ACTIVITIES Activities of the church were discussed at the monthly mooting last night of the Dunedin Presbytery. There was a full attendance of ministers and lay members. The Moderator (Rev. G. H. Jupp) presided. As a mark of sympathy with the clerk (Rev. H. A. Mitchell) in tho death of his aunt, Presbytery paid the customary tribute of standing for a moment. CALL TO KAIKORAI CHURCH. A call to the Rev. T. Campbell, of Waikaka, to the Kaikorai charge, filling the vacancy caused by the removal of the Rev. J. D. Smith to Mount Eden, was placed before Presbytery by the Rev. A. C. W. Standage, commissioner of the vacant charge. Mr Standage said that tho invitation to Mr Campbell had been supported by 141 out of the 200 members of the Kaikorai congregation. Support for the call was given by three elders of the Kaikorai Church --Messrs J. M. Dick, J. Moir, and J. S. Nelson. Presbytery unanimously agreed to sustain the call and to ask the Moderator of the Matanra Presbytery (Rev. F. B. Barton) to support it and prosecute it in the usual manner. Tho induction of Mr Campbell will take place on September 22, the Acting Moderator (Dr J. D. Salmond) to preside. KENSINGTON DISTRICT. Because of the activities of the P.S.S.A. in the Kensington district the Rev. H. J. Hyburn, the minister of St. Andrew’s, put before Presbytery tho changed position at Kensington, which was a part of the St. Andrew’s charge. The problem had first come to notice 10 years ago, when Kensington was made a home mission station, St. Andrew’s paying £3O for three years for its maintenance. At the end of this period that grant was withdrawn, and later Kensington was again included in the charge. At the present the services were conducted by a student. Something would have to be done, as the student supply was not satisfactory. It might be possible to appoint a borne mission student who had attended Theological Hall, The beginning of the P.S.S.A. work in South Dunedin had put an entirely different complexion on any future decision. He understood the association wanted a building to conduct its activities in charge of a deaconess. Mr Ryburn said he had no particular scheme to place before Presbytery. Ho moved that a sub-committee be set up to report to the Presbytery about the work of the P.S.S.A. The motion was carried. The personnel of the committee will he representatives of Synod, Kensington, St. Andrew’s, and the P.S.S.A. ASS EMBLY PROCEEDINGS. The conduct of General Assembly proceedings was the subject of a recommendation by Mr Ryburn, convener of the Ecclesiastical Committee, to the effect that as dissatisfaction had been expressed with the practice of delivering of the Moderator’s inaugilral address, in addition to the preaching of the Word by the retiring Moderator at the opening session of the Genera) Assembly, and, further, as this practice was governed by precedent and not by regulation, the Assembly take steps to ascertain tho mind of the church on this matter with a view to adopting a more fitting procedure, or that it determine otherwise us it deemed best. The Moderator commenting that this expression of opinion would in no way commit Presbytery, the recommendation was adopted for transmission to Assembly. SEACLIFF-WARPJNGTON CHARGE. The Rev. J. Chisholm, of Knox Church (Invercargill), is to be inducted into the Seaeliff-Warrington charge for a period of five years. This was 'recommended by the convener of the Missions Committee (Rev. N. Oakley). The induction service is to be on October 0. GLADSTONE CHARGE REFORMS. The appointment of a special committee to inquire into the Gladstone Home Mi ssion charge was recommended by Mr Oakley on behalf of the Missions Committee. Professor Hunter said that this parish was not properly supervised, and he warmly commended an investigation. The committee is to consist of Dr Salmond (convener). Rev. H. Hogg (Opoho), Messrs J. P. Every, J. Simpson, and 1). Boath. DELEGATES TO ASSEMBLY. The attendance of ministers at the General Assembly was the subject of a motion by Dr J. Dickie. He moved —“ That ministerial delegates tp the Assembly, chosen by rotation, should he appointed to two successive Assemblies, so that ordinarily every minister in tho Presbytery should have an equal opportunity of attending an Assembly in the South Island and one in the North.” Dr Dickie said that this Presbytery should follow tho lead of the Wellington Presbytery, which gave every minister a chance, as outlined in the terms of his motion, of attending the Assembly. The motion was carried.